Portrait of Cornelius Keefe

Acting

Cornelius Keefe

Career

Active from 1925 to 1958, with a break from 1942 to 1957, busiest in 1928 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score42/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Old Corral
The Old Corral
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cornelius Keefe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles · average score 42
The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters (1958)
GoodWatch score 36

as Senator Walter K. Powers

Harbor Command
Harbor Command (1957)

TV show

Female Jungle
Female Jungle (1956)
GoodWatch score 43

as Capt. Kroger

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

1940s

2 titles · average score 66
Saddlemates
Saddlemates (1941)

as Lieutenant Bob Manning

They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Officer (uncredited)

1930s

30 titles · average score 59
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Capt. Whitney (uncredited)

My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home (1938)

as Trent Burke

The Trigger Trio
The Trigger Trio (1937)

as Tom Brent

The Old Corral
The Old Corral (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Martin Simms

Kentucky Blue Streak
Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)

as Barton Pierce

Hong Kong Nights
Hong Kong Nights (1935)

as Gil Burris

Western Courage
Western Courage (1935)

as Eric Simpson

Mystery Liner
Mystery Liner (1934)
GoodWatch score 31

as First Officer Cliff Rogers

Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife (1933)

as Edward Baker

The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining (1932)

as Jerry

Brothers
Brothers (1931)

as Tom Conroy

Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance (1930)

as Pat Hogan

1920s

15 titles
The Devil's Chaplain
The Devil's Chaplain (1929)

as Yorke Norray

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)

as Tom Kelly Jr.

Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence (1929)

as Arthur Rowland

The Man from Headquarters
The Man from Headquarters (1928)

as Yorke Norray

The Adorable Cheat
The Adorable Cheat (1928)

as George Mason

Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day (1928)

as Dr. Robert Hayes

You Can’t Beat the Law
You Can’t Beat the Law (1928)

as Jerry Judd

Satan and the Woman
Satan and the Woman (1928)

as Edward Daingerfield

Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd (1927)

as The Husband

In a Moment of Temptation
In a Moment of Temptation (1927)

as Martin Breen

The Unguarded Hour
The Unguarded Hour (1925)

as Russell Van Alstyne

A Society Scandal
A Society Scandal (1924)

as Friend of Marjorie